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The Alabama Road Safety Conference is designed to strengthen the knowledge of available tools, countermeasures, and processes to improve safety within your jurisdiction. The conference will highlight methods to identify roadway safety issues and appropriate countermeasures. The Conference agenda was developed to emphasize the implementation of the safety process through all stages of roadway planning, […]
The 8th Annual Alabama Road Safety Conference is scheduled for October 26-28, 2021 at the Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa in Florence, AL. We anticipate an attendance of over 150 participants which typically includes federal and state highway personnel, county and city engineers, consultants, and university faculty members. The Alabama Road Safety Conference is designed […]
Issue Automated vehicles hold the potential to disrupt our transportation system in the 21st century. Experts predict that vehicles could be fully automated by as early as 2025 or as late as 2035. While vehicle automation may improving safety and efficiency and expanding mobility, the technology could also lead people to drive more often and […]
2019 Forum on the Impact of Vehicle Technologies and Automation on Users – Design and Safety Implications: A Summary Report Published April 2020 Forum Objectives Gather representatives/experts from the research community, government, and industry to discuss issues and identify research needs and critical considerations regarding the design and safety of vehicle technologies and automation Develop […]
This document contains examples of water buildup locations on mileposted and non-mileposted roadways. While these examples may be used by some statewide agencies (e.g., ALEA and ALDOT) to address potential problems that could either be fixed or mitigated by enforcement, they also have value in training of local agencies. This training should include instruction on […]
Wet Pavement Hot-spots are determined to help law enforcement officers know where crashes are more likely to occur during and shortly after wet weather. This will enable them to prevent crashes by law enforcement presence, which tends to slow the traffic and make the drivers more attentive. It will also be useful to positions law […]
This PowerPoint presents a model of data integration of geo-located weather and roadway data for decision making with the US Department of Transportation, the National Weather Service, and end- users who need integrated data for better roadway weather decision making. The application of this Roadway Weather Data Implementation (RWDI) in Alabama and Georgia serves as […]
Green. Yellow. Red. Go. Slow. Stop. Simple instructions commanded by a seemingly simple machine – the traffic light. The technology is as old as the Industrial Revolution, with the first light, two gas-powered flames, controlling traffic in London in 1868. They have improved since, of course. The current three-light system and electricity came in the […]
There are more fatal crashes during the days surrounding Independence Day than the rest of the year, according to an analysis of state traffic records by researchers at The University of Alabama. During the past five years, the five days around the Fourth of July averaged three fatal crashes a day, 29% higher than the […]
The National Center for Strategic Transportation Policies, Investments and Decisions (NTC) at the University of Maryland has developed a smartphone app that can be personalized for individual users to provide real-time multimodal traveler information. The “incenTrip” technology has now been deployed in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore region. incenTrip leverages the latest big data, machine […]
